Three persons, who were held on the charge murdering gold entrepreneur Sajan Mukhiya a few days ago, were made public in Jhapa, today. Paras Kumar Dev, 29, of Birtamode; Dipesh Poudel, 19, of Tribenitole; and Chiranjibi Oli of Chhatedhunga, Terhathum were made public at a press meet organised at Area Police Office Birtamode today. Dev and Poudel were held from Birtamode and Oli was held from Terhathum yesterday. District Police Office Jhapa Chief SP Bishnu Kumar Chhetri said, jewellery entrepreneur Dev had masterminded the murder using Oli and Poudel due to jealousy because Mukhiya’s business was blooming rapidly. According to SP Chhetri, Dev had hatched the murder plot hoping to get Mukhiya’s business at a time when his business was deteriorating. Mukhiya had left his shop Deva Jewellers at around 1:30pm to go to Riddhi Siddhi Jewellers, operated by Paras Kumar Dev on March 4. After that Dev took Mukhiya to the latter’s house at Tamutole, Birtamode-5, on his scooter. He was murdered within one or one-and-a-half hours. The body was dumped at Kolbung of Rong Municipality -3, in Ilam on an Indian number plate vehicle the same evening. The body was found inside a sack. तस्करीको साढे ३३ केजी सुन गायब भएपछि हत्या गरिएको सनम शाक्यको घटना सेलाउन नपाउँदै झापाका अर्का सुन व्यवसायीको अपहरणपछि हत्या भएको छ । एक साताअघिदेखि बेपत्ता बनेका सुन व्यवसायी साजन मुखियाको शव सोमबार इलामको रोङ गाउँपालिका–३, कोल्बुङमा भेटिएको हो । उनी सुन व्यवसायी संघ, झापाका सदस्य समेत हुन् । संघका झापा अध्यक्ष राजु धमलाले अनलाइनखबरलाई दिएको जानकारीअनुसार उनको शव मेची राजमार्गदेखि ५० फिट तल बोरामा प्याक गरिएको अवस्थामा फेला पारिएको हो । स्रोतका अनुसार घटनामा संलग्न भएको आशंका प्रहरीले दुई जनालाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएको छ । इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय, बिर्तामोडका डिएसपी कृष्ण कोइरालाले पनि उनको शव भेटिएको पुष्टि गरे । शवलाई पोष्टमार्टम गर्नका लागि भद्रपुर लगिएको छ । पक्राउ परेकाहरुले दिएको बयानका आधारमा मुखियाको शव खोज्दै प्रहरी टोली कोल्बुङ पुगेको थियो । एक जना प्रहरी अधिकारीले भने, ‘उनको दुवै हात बाँधेको अवस्थामा शव भेटिएको थियो । घाँटीमा पनि डोरी कस्सिको डाम देखिन्थ्यो ।’ मुखिया ९ दिनअघि बजार पुगेर आउँछु भन्दै घरबाट निस्किएका थिए । त्यसयता उनी बेपत्ता थिए ।